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Grafana Campfire - Hiring with AI and more about Grafana MCP (Grafana Community Call - May 2025)

In this Campfire community call, we will talk about the new and the future of AI in the field of Observability space and also discuss about the Grafana MCP server to provide access to your Grafana instance and the surrounding ecosystem. Join me (Usman), Matt Ryer, Carl Bergquist, David Kaltschmidt for this exciting session. Special guests: Sarah Zinger, Cyril Tovena and Ben Sully.

Can AI Eliminate IT Tickets? Exploring the Future of Automated IT

What if IT issues could be resolved before a ticket is ever created? In this episode of Tech Transformed, Sean Heuer, CEO of Resolve Systems sat down with host Shubhangi Dua of EM360Tech to explore the groundbreaking concept of Zero Ticket IT. Heuer explains it's not about solving tickets faster—it's about eliminating the need for them entirely. Together, they dive into how agentic AI and intelligent automation are reshaping the future of IT operations, moving away from reactive models and towards seamless, proactive resolution.

ChatGPT vs relaxAI: What's the Difference for Your Data?

Discover how relaxAI, Civo's AI assistant, prioritizes data privacy and security. If you're concerned about data privacy with AI assistants like ChatGPT, relaxAI is a great alternative. relaxAI takes a unique approach by bringing the LLM to your data, giving you control over your infrastructure and data.

Securing Rental Devices with AirDroid Business

With AirDroid Business, you can track locations, set up alerts, remotely lock devices, and much more to ensure your assets are safe. By utilizing features like location tracking, notifications, remote locking, factory reset protection, and call restrictions, fleet management companies can tackle the pressing challenges of device security during the rental period. Don't let device theft and misuse disrupt your business. Empower your fleet management with AirDroid Business today.

Conquering the Chaos: Rescuing a Messy IT Environment

When people get promoted to IT leadership, it comes with a lot of perks, including (hopefully) better pay and more career advancement. Unfortunately, often times, it also comes with an additional workload from the disorganized and chaotic environment you've inherited. After demonstrating great skill at an individual contributor level, you're now given the reins to the entire department, often in an organization that had no IT leadership to begin with.

Inside the Observability Journey: Lessons from CarGurus, Nearform & More

Join us for a dynamic panel from Observability Sessions Boston where leaders from CarGurus, Nearform, and Grafana Labs share their real-world experiences with observability. In this candid discussion, David Frankel (CarGurus) and Joe Szodfridt (Nearform) delve into the challenges of implementing scalable observability practices, moving from centralized models to federated teams, and navigating cloud migration with a focus on performance and cost.

Securely quarantine suspect packages using Rego code with Cloudsmith's Enterprise Policy Management.

Software supply chain attacks are becoming more sophisticated, and Cloudsmith tackles this head-on with EPM. Using a set of tools, including a policy-as-code approach, you can tailor security policies to be as simple or as advanced as you need. Define any policy using Rego code and Open Policy Agent (OPA) to be highly prescriptive and catch suspect or non-compliant software artifacts before the damage is done..

Motadata AIOps - AI-Driven Network Monitoring Software

What positions Motadata AIOps as a standout among the premier network monitoring tools available in the market? In a crowded market of network monitoring tools, Motadata AIOps distinguishes itself through its intelligent and future-proof approach. The Network Observability tool leverages the power of AI to monitor your network and predict and prevent problems before they occur. This helps you achieve unmatched scalability for your growing network needs, while its open architecture and integration capabilities ensure a unified view of your entire IT environment.